One of the recommended breweries in the local Tochigi Prefecture. We are happy to see that they have recently won awards at international competitions and their name has been selling well. The summer version is more sharp.
Seishun 18 Kip, Trip to Sake Breweries
Brewery in Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture, famous for Mashiko ware.
Chose this sake after free and paid tasting
I like the taste with a hint of sweetness
Also got a sake seal book label
Faint apricot? Slightly subdued fruitiness. When I drank it at an event in town last year, it seemed a bit fresher, but there is a sense that it has aged slightly.
It has a slightly gassy feeling, a soft and long-lasting citrus acidity, and a gentle sweetness that is well-balanced and expands in the mouth. It was a delicious sake with a malted rice aroma and a firm full-bodied flavor.
Hi Jay & Nobby 🐥.
I think it's the temperature of the fridge? I think it might have aged a bit 😅I think it's better to drink seasonal sake right away 😚.
I went to the warehouse and got it. It was a visitor-friendly facility. But it was nice and did not feel strongly commercial. This sake has a reasonable aroma, a good sweetness from the rice, but it has a nice finish, and can be enjoyed as a mealtime sake or on its own. Delicious, highly recommended.
The raw material is "Yumesasara" from Tochigi Prefecture. The nose is subtle, but the fruit aroma spreads gently on the palate.
The taste is full of rice flavor with a mild and well-balanced aftertaste." (from the official website)
It has a good amount of acidity and a strong flavor.
It seems to go well with meat.
We had a lot of fun at Tochigi Sake Festa ‼️. 😙We drank a lot of Japanese sake 😅The next day, Sunday night, we decided to have beer 🍺 but we drank it right away 😙While we were thinking what to do, Nobby made a great suggestion that we have mini whiskey... but it was a mini whiskey 🥃... but it ran out too soon 🙂! But since it was a mini one 🙂 it too ran out quickly 🥲 and we had another family meeting! Should we have tea 🍵 or 🤔?
So we opened a bottle of Brilliant ‼️
This is a bottle we bought at the store during our GW visit to Sotaike Sake Brewery👍This is served with a sake cup my daughter bought for us at that time 🥹.
I first drank it cold, but I decided it would be better warmed up, so I quickly made love to it in Yumbei Yokocho.
I love it when I sip it! It's really good warmed up, isn't it?
Conversation with the store owner when we tasted this one at Sotaike on GW
Uncle: You've never had heated sake before, have you?
Nobby: No, no, I like heated sake!
Uncle: Wow, you can't see it!
Nobby: It's delicious...the sharpness from the acidity is nice!
Uncle: What? You know your stuff! You're a pro!
I'm not a pro, but I'm a good drinker 😆.
Tochigi love 🥰 that heated sake is also good this time of year!
Good evening, Jay & Nobby. Great initiative ♨️ to warm up sake in summer too! I just laughed at the beer -> highball -> heated sake 🤣Noby you like heated sake - I feel close to you💕.
Good morning, Jay & Nobby 😀.
No, no, I think you two are professionals by now 😇.
I'm a bit of a cold drinker this time of year, so I don't choose sakes that would go well with heated sake 🤣.
Good morning, Jay & Nobby!
Heated sake in the summer time is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good!
I'm so jealous of your highball too, Yamazaki 12yr and Macallan, too extravagant 😳😳.
Good morning, Jay & Nobby 🐥.
I can't believe you could think of tea and sake 😆and warmed up 🤣Oh well! So you had to think about warm tea 😊👍👍It's a pro to have the sake warmed right away ✨✨.
Good evening, Hirupeco 😃.
I'm sorry to hear that you end up drinking 🍶! I know 😁 heated sake in summer is also good 🍶😋I'd love to join you again and drink heated sake slowly 🤗.
Good evening, Wakata!
Neither of us had any idea that we were going to have tea 😅 just to make sure 🤣When we chose this sake, it was inevitable that it would be heated 🤗.
Satou, good evening 😃
☀️ summer heating 🍶It was a new experience for me 🤗I didn't care about it at all since it was a gift, but it was indeed a good highball 😳I should have tasted it more 😅.
Good evening, Pon 😀
I was wondering which one of us would like to have a cup of tea or sake first. I said "tea", but it was a close call as to which one of us would say sake 🍶 first 🤗The warmed sake was delicious 😋Noby's speed of preparation is that of a master 🤣.
Good evening, Hakata Sabaski 😃.
As soon as I put my mouth on the beer 🍺, I think deep down I saw the heated sake 🍶 goal 😆Nonbee Yokocho! Please try it before winter 👋
Mr. Jay & Mrs. Nobby
Good morning â
Nice conversation with the waiter 😁Noby, you seem to be an elegant cold sake drinker, don't you? I sometimes want to drink heated sake even in early summer! Only in an air-conditioned room though 🤣.
Good evening Jay & Nobby 😃.
The world of heated sake is one we haven't reached yet, but it's delicious: ❣️
I hope to get more experience with sake and enter the world of heated sake😃.
Hi Jay & Nobby!
My dad happened to be in Utsunomiya on the day of the Tochigi Sake Festa, but he didn't notice the event 😅.
He was disappointed when he got back home 😁.
Good morning, Jive 😃.
What a surprise! We could have met you at the event if your father had told us ⁉️ in Utsunomiya 😊Jive, please come and visit us 👋.
Toast Festa with Tochigi's Local Sake🤗②
29 breweries (1 sake from each brewery), craft beer, various dishes, etc.
Slightly apple, pear, and apricot flavors.
The aftertaste is umami and sharp.
I came on a trip to Nikko.
Today we will enjoy nature such as Kegon Falls.
You can also enjoy hot springs.
The aroma is crisp, discreet, and sharp.
It is a very light and dry wine with a tangy taste.
It is quite refreshing.
A gift from the company.
I was not very good at Yamahai,
I was betrayed in a good way.
It has a harmony of sweetness like ripe persimmon and gasiness. It is absurdly delicious.
I will drink it with a plate of sashimi tonight 🍶.
Good evening, Abe from Fukaya 😃.
The deliciousness of the brilliantly delicious food made my dislike of it fly away 🤗But how many servings of the magnificent sashimi platter 🤩⁉️
Mr. Jay & Ms. Nobby
Good evening 🌙
I bought the sashimi individually and arranged it at home 🐟.
So it's hard to say how many servings it is, but I'd say it's enough for 4 family members 😁I'd say it's enough for 5-6 people at an izakaya 💡.
I've been curious about the "Good Sake Market" 🍶.
There were not only local sake from various regions, but also a lot of delicious food, and I was excited from start to finish 🎵✨.
First up was Tochigi's "Sanbana" ✨!
Subdued aroma ✨
Clear and watery 😲😲.
Gentle and dry with a good flavor 😁.
I recently bought this limited edition sake directly from the brewery at the Sotaike Sake Brewery in Mashiko Town.
Since I was impressed by the tasting and it was described as "good with wild vegetables," I decided to take it as a souvenir when I went back to my home town.
It is quite a good sake with a good balance of lightness and flavor and a beautiful acidity.
It was a great conversation starter, not only with wild vegetables, but also at a country table.
Good evening, Mr. Hiraccio 😃.
Yesterday my family of 4 walked a lot from Mashiko Pottery Market to Sotaike 💦 we enjoyed tasting 🤗Noby was called a critic 😆.
Good evening Jay & Nobby😊.
It's quite a walk from the center of Mashiko pottery market to Mr. Sotaike😅.
I'm sure the staff will be excited when you respond with accurate feedback on the tasting👍.
During the first half of GW, I went to the Mashiko pottery market in Tochigi Prefecture.
There were so many people, so many people, so many people.
I wonder how many tens of thousands of people are there.
(I was so excited.)
On the way back from the pottery market, we went to Tonoike Sake Brewery.
It's been 5 years since I've been here.
There was also a brand called Mashiko, and I couldn't decide which one to choose, so I decided on this one ^ ^.
Good sharpness, good aroma, and yes, delicious.
Good evening, c.george 😃
Mashiko Pottery Market - Sotouike-san ‼️ we are going tomorrow morning 🤗I didn't know it was that crowded 😳Mainly Sotouike-san though 😆.
